Stop-Stress tablets and drops for cats have a pronounced sedative effect. They are used to correct behavioral disorders in animals and prevent the negative effects of stress. The medicine is produced by the Russian company Api-San. It has a number of features and contraindications that you need to familiarize yourself with in advance.
General information and composition
The drug is available in the form of tablets and drops for oral administration. The drops are packaged in polymer bottles equipped with dropper dispensers. The solution has a dark color and a specific odor.
The tablet form may contain 500, 200 or 120 mg of active ingredient in each tablet. However, the 500 mg dosage is not used in cats.
The active substance of the drug is phenibut. Auxiliary components of the composition:
- Baikal skullcap extract;
- motherwort extract;
- hop;
- catnip (in drops);
- peony extract (only in tablet format).
The Stop-Stress cat sedative box contains detailed instructions.
Analogues of Stop-stress according to indications for use
There are no absolute analogues to this drug, but it can be replaced with one of the following drugs:
- Fitex;
- Cat Baiyun.
Both Fitex and Kot Bayun are produced in Russia, so their prices are not inflated
Table: drugs that can replace Stop Stress
| Name | Dosage form | Active ingredients | Best before date | Contraindications | Price |
| Fitex | Drops for drinking | Plant extracts:
| 1.5 years | Intolerance to the components of the solution, low blood pressure | From 40 rubles per bottle (10 ml) |
| cat Baiyun | Drops for drinking and tablets | Plant extracts:
| 1 year (open bottle is good for 7 days) | Hypersensitivity to drug components | From 50 rubles per package (50 tablets) |
Mechanism of action
The anti-stress drug has a combined effect. It is due to its active ingredients:
- Phenibut has a wide range of medicinal effects. This substance improves cerebral circulation, stabilizes mental and metabolic processes. As a result of its use, the transport of nerve impulses is stimulated.
- Motherwort. This plant has pronounced sedative properties. It has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system, stabilizes heart rate and regulates blood pressure.
- Baikal skullcap has a calming effect. This component helps normalize sleep and eliminates increased anxiety.
- Hops have pronounced sedative activity. In addition, it quickly relieves pain and prevents inflammation.
- Catnip has a calming effect. It quickly eliminates increased nervous excitability, having a mild effect on the animal’s nervous system.
- Peony is an effective antispasmodic. In addition, this ingredient has antibacterial activity.
According to the instructions, Stop-Stress drops for cats and tablets help eliminate nervous excitability and aggression in cats. With the use of this drug, the pet becomes better accustomed to unfamiliar conditions.
In moderate doses, the veterinary drug does not have carcinogenic or mutagenic effects. In addition, it is not addictive because its ingredients are not concentrated in the cat's body.
Main indications
The medicine is used to eliminate behavioral disorders in domestic cats. They can be caused by the following factors:
- stressful conditions;
- manifestation of fear (towards strangers, too loud music, etc.);
- increased physical activity;
- period of puberty and estrus.
The medication is often used to prevent stress. In pets, the consequences of psycho-emotional shock can occur in different ways: aggressive behavior, apathetic state, digestive problems, refusal to eat, etc. To prevent such conditions, it is advisable to use Stop-Stress medicine in the following situations:
- apartment renovation;
- strangers coming to the house;
- a trip to the veterinary clinic;
- participation in competitions or exhibition events;
- long journey;
- visiting a salon;
- long absence of the owner, etc.
During estrus and puberty, it is advisable to combine the drug with contraception.
Features of using Stop-stress in cats
The dosage, treatment regimen and method of administration of the medicine depend on the dosage form.
How to use drops
The solution for drinking should be administered orally 2 times a day. To do this, drops can be added to wet food or dropped directly into the cat's mouth. The solution may have a sour smell, the cat can recognize it (in this case, it will refuse to eat), so the second method is preferable.
Table: selection of dosage of drops
| Cat body weight | Dose | |
| Daily allowance | One-time | |
| Up to 2 kg | Up to 4 drops | Up to 2 drops |
| From 2 to 4 kg | Up to 8 drops | Up to 4 drops |
| From 4 to 8 kg | Up to 16 drops | Up to 8 drops |
If you doubt that you have chosen the right dosage, and there is no opportunity to visit a veterinary clinic, then at least call the veterinarian on duty. A specialist can adjust your scheme remotely.
Treatment regimen with drops
The drops need to be used for 2-3 weeks. If some signs of incorrect behavior (hyperactivity, severe agitation, etc.) persist, then the course of use can be extended to 4 weeks. If necessary, the drops can be reused, but before doing so, it is advisable to consult a veterinarian.
It is more convenient to pour Stop-Stress drops directly into the cat’s mouth (in this case, you need to slightly tilt the animal’s head back)
How to treat with tablets
Stop-stress tablets are used less frequently in cats than drops. The fact is that dosing the drug in tablet form is more difficult. Cats can use both modifications of tablets, but “Stop-stress tablets 2” is more convenient.
Treatment regimen
Stop Stress tablets should be given to your cat for 15–20 days. In some cases, it is advisable to extend the course of treatment, but in total it should not exceed 4 weeks. Usually the medicine is given to the cat with breakfast.
If the medicine is not used to treat an animal, but for preventive purposes, then the course of use should be started 3-5 days before the expected event (moving, exhibition, etc.). In such cases, the total duration of use of the sedative should be no more than 10 days. It is recommended to stop using the medication 3-4 days after the event.
Table: dosage of Stop-stress tablets
| Cat body weight | Single dose | |
| Modification 2 | Modification 5 | |
| Up to 2.5 kg | 1/8 tablet | — |
| From 2.5 to 5 kg | 1/4 tablet | — |
| From 5 to 10 kg | 1/2 tablet | 1/8 tablet |
Video: how to easily feed a pill to a cat
Precautions when working with the drug
When working with drops and tablets, you need to follow several rules:
- when working with Stop Stress tablets and drops, you should follow the general rules of personal hygiene and safety precautions;
- Do not smoke, drink or eat while working with the medicine;
- After finishing work, wash your hands with warm water and soap;
- people with hypersensitivity to the components of the drug should avoid direct contact with the drug;
- in case of an allergy or if the drug enters the human body, you should immediately go to the hospital;
- Do not use empty drug containers for household purposes.
Instructions for use
The dosage of the tablet form of the medication is calculated depending on the body weight of the pet. A single dose of tablets with a concentration of the active ingredient of 120 mg:
- for cats less than 5 kg - ½ tablet;
- for pets weighing from 5 to 10 kg - from ½ to 1 tablet.
Tablets must be given to cats forcibly. For this purpose, they are carefully placed at the base of the cat's tongue. If the animal resists, the medication can be mixed with its favorite food.
In the case of a solution, the dosage is taken at the rate of 1 drop per 1 kg of body weight of a cat. Drops can also be mixed with cat food.
Both tablets and drops are given to animals 2 times a day. The average duration of therapy is from 2 to 3 weeks. In severe cases of the disease, the duration of treatment can increase to 4 weeks.
For prevention, the drug should be given 3-5 days before the planned trip. After stress, the medication is additionally given for 1-4 days. During estrus, the duration of admission is determined by the veterinarian individually.
Drops to reduce agitation in cats Stop-Stress
Stop stress drops contain 1 ml of active ingredients: phenibut -100 mg and a complex of medicinal plant extracts: catnip, motherwort, hops, Baikal skullcap - 20 mg each, as well as auxiliary components: aspasvit - 7 mg glycerin - 0. 7 ml and distilled water - up to 1 ml.
The drug is packaged in polyethylene or glass bottles with a dropper stopper, placed in cardboard packs. The shelf life of the medicinal product, subject to storage conditions, is 2 years from the date of manufacture. It is prohibited to use the medicinal product after the expiration date.
Stop stress drops are stored in the manufacturer's sealed packaging, in a dry, dark place, separate from food and feed, at a temperature of 0°C to 25°C. Stop stress drops should be kept out of the reach of children. No special precautions are required when disposing of unused medicinal products.
Pharmacological properties Stop-stress drops belong to combined sedative drugs.
Phenibut , which is part of the drug, is a phenyl derivative of GABA and phenylethylamine (gamma-amino-beta-phenylbutyric acid hydrochloride). By enhancing inhibitory GABAergic processes, it affects the functional state by normalizing metabolism and influencing cerebral circulation. Having a pronounced stress-corrective effect, it ensures the normalization of the processes of excitation and inhibition in the central nervous system. The complex of medicinal plant extracts has a mild calming effect on animals.
The combination of active components Stop Stress Drops has a calming effect on animals, reduces tension, fear, improves recovery and adaptive processes, and increases resistance to adverse environmental influences.
In terms of the degree of impact on the body, stop-stress drops are classified as low-hazard substances (hazard class 4 according to GOST 12.1.007-76); in recommended doses they do not have a mutagenic, carcinogenic or sensitizing effect.
Directions for use Stop stress drops are prescribed to reduce agitation and correct psychogenic behavioral disorders in cats and dogs under stress, phobias, aggression for no apparent reason and with increased sexual arousal (together with contraceptive medications).
Contraindications for use are increased individual sensitivity of the animal to the components of the drug (including a history), diseases of the genitourinary system, tumors and diabetes. The drug should not be used by pregnant and lactating females.
Stop stress drops are administered to cats and dogs orally by force on the root of the tongue (or in the cheek pouch) or with a small amount of treat, taking into account the weight, type of nervous activity and degree of excitement of the animal, in the following daily doses:
- cats - 1 drop of the drug (5 mg according to the DV) per 1 kg of animal weight;
- for dogs - 2 drops of the drug (10 mg according to the DV) per 1 kg of animal weight.
The daily dose of the drug is divided into two doses and given to the animal in the morning and evening.
Contraindications and side effects
The drug has some contraindications. So, it is prohibited to give it in the following cases:
- during breastfeeding and pregnancy in a cat;
- in the presence of diabetes mellitus;
- in the presence of malignant and benign neoplasms;
- for severe diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems;
- in case of hypersensitivity to the ingredients of Stop-Stress.
In some cases, the medication causes the animal to feel nauseous and drowsy, especially during initial use. Most often, negative symptoms go away on their own and do not require specific therapy or discontinuation of the medication. An allergy to a medicine is manifested by the following symptoms:
- vomit;
- increased nervous excitability or apathy;
- impaired motor coordination.
If any negative effects occur, you should consult your veterinarian. If necessary, the specialist additionally prescribes absorbent and anti-allergenic veterinary medications.
An overdose of sedatives is manifested by the following symptoms:
- marked decrease in blood pressure;
- renal dysfunction;
- profuse vomiting and associated digestive disorders.
If the recommended dosage is exceeded, the animal must have its stomach cleaned. Further therapy is symptomatic. In this case, the pet is prescribed enterosorbents.
Reviews from cat owners and veterinarians
We have a very careful cat. Even with a slight noise, he immediately hides under the bed. We recently planned a long trip to grandma's village. To prevent the animal from becoming too worried, the veterinarian recommended using the drug Stop-Stress. They gave it to the cat according to the instructions. As a result, the pet easily endured a 12-hour train journey. He experienced stress, but there were no negative consequences. There were no negative manifestations.
Oksana Barankina, Vladimir
This is an effective, but very dangerous sedative for cats. In my practice, it happened when cat owners abused the medication. As a result, their pets overdosed. If such a problem occurs, you need to act immediately. To begin with, the cat's stomach is washed, after which it is given effective enterosorbents.
To prevent complications, the sedative medication must be taken in accordance with the instructions. If there is any deterioration, you should contact your veterinarian.
Liliya Petrova (veterinarian), Ryazan
I gave this medicine to my cat during her heat period.
Sterilization was planned for the fall, so there were still 2 months left before it. There were no side effects during treatment. The animal's health quickly recovered. Angelina Viktorova, Syzran
